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in one's infancy

still in an early state, not developed

E.g: It is thought that technology has developed radically, but I still think it's still in its ____

By whatever means necessary

Bằng mọi giá.

By whatever means necessary, bring her back to me

whimsical

sth that's strange but can be funny.

His whimsical style of writing really brought out the best in him

swanky

xa hoa k cần thiết.

We decided to splash out some money and go to a swanky hotel

imposing

nguy nga.

Looking at the imposing building, I was really impressed

garish

sặc sỡ.

You can easily see the garish color standing out in the middle of the painting

ostentatious

cố tình khoe khoang.

You don't need to be that ostentatious, it may attract unwanted attention

vulgarr

sơ sài.

That vulgar statue sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of the affluent neighbourhood

ram sth down one's throat

bắt ai chấp nhận điều j.

Everyone knows he's rich because he rams it down their throats

juxtaposition

placing 2 elements side by side to compare them.

You can see his mastery in art with that juxtaposition between light and shadow

reciprocate

behave, share the same feeling/way.

Our feelings after seeing that film were all reciprocated

proximity

sự gần (space/time).

A major reason why I purchased my bike there because of its proximity to my house

flagrant

being so obvious that it's shocking.

His flagrant disregard for the law in front of the public cause considerable backlash

salient

The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them.

All the salient points and features should be presented at the end of your presentation

chronic

lasting for a long time.

The chronic pain made me go to the hospital for a check-up

staple diet

food eaten every day

scorn

sự khinh bỉ

He expressed scorn to that problem-You can clearly see it on his face

quibble

argue over trivial stuff.

Why do you need to quibble about not receiving a 1% discount? Your purchase wasn't even 10$

breakneck speed

extremely fast

Sometimes, I would just like to go cycling at a breakneck speed, expressing all my bottled up emotions during the day

prolific

creating a lot of sth

He's a prolific author, writing 100 books per year

copious

abundant; plentiful

There are copious amounts of insects here

lavish

Nhiều và đắt

We all gave him lavish gifts on his 21st birthday

replete

full of food

After the concerted effort from the government and the authorities, we were replete though in the middle of the flood

crest

Highest point of a wave

to the fore

become visible, leading position

His experiment finally came to the fore, giving everyone an alternative choice when it comes to travelling